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Unit Overview
- Description
This unit focuses on the fracture and deformation of rocks, rock joints and rock masses; the scale effect in rock strength; failure associated with underground and surface excavations; regional stability and local stability issues for underground mines, rock excavation design, rock bursts and mine fill. Students use simple mathematical models and mathematical software (Excel, Matlab) for the evaluation of mining-induced stress concentrations and estimate the stability of simple rock engineering structures. Software design tools are introduced to design and evaluate slope stabilities in surface mining operations.
- Credit
- 6 points
- Offering
(see Timetable) Availability Location Mode Semester 2 UWA (Perth) On-campus -
The timetable for this teaching period is not currently available. Please see the Important Dates page for the timetable release date and other key date information.
- Outcomes
Students are able to (1) explain and apply methods of rock and rock mass testing and rock mass classification; (2) describe and explain deformation and failure in rocks and rock masses; (3) select and apply suitable methods to estimate in situ stress fields; (4) characterise the types of stress concentrations created by excavations and assess excavation stability; (5) apply basic science and engineering fundamentals to mine geotechnical engineering; and (6) communicate effectively in written, visual, and oral formats.
- Assessment
Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) assignments; (2) laboratories (group); and (3) a final examination. Further information is available in the unit outline.
Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.
- Unit Coordinator(s)
- Professor Arcady Dyskin
- Unit rules
- Prerequisites
- Enrolment in62550 Master of Professional Engineering (Mining Engineering specialisation)and Successful completion of andand
- Incompatibility
- MINE3404 Rock Mechanics
- Advisable prior study
- (ENSC3004 Solid Mechanics
or GENG2004 Solid Mechanics) and (ENSC3009 Geomechanics
or GENG2009 Principles of Geomechanics) and (ENSC3011 Fundamentals of Mining Engineering
or MINE2001 Fundamentals of Mining Engineering)
- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change.
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- Visit the Essential Textbooks website to see if any textbooks are required for this Unit. The website is updated regularly so content may change. Students are recommended to purchase Essential Textbooks, but a limited number of copies of all Essential Textbooks are held in the Library in print, and as an ebook where possible. Recommended readings for the unit can be accessed in Unit Readings directly through the Learning Management System (LMS).
- Contact hours provide an indication of the type and extent of in-class activities this unit may contain. The total amount of student work (including contact hours, assessment time, and self-study) will approximate 150 hours per 6 credit points.
Face to face
Predominantly face-to-face. On campus attendance required to complete this unit. May have accompanying resources online.
Online flexible
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit is asynchronous delivery, with NO requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online timetabled
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit includes some synchronous components, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online Restricted
Not available for self-enrolment. Students access this mode by contacting their student office through AskUWA. 100% Online Unit.
NO campus face-to-face attendance. All study and assessment requirements are online only. Unit includes some timetabled activities, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times. In exceptional cases (noted in the Handbook) students may be required to participate in face-to-face laboratory classes when a return to UWA’s Crawley campus becomes possible in order to be awarded a final grade.
External
No attendance or regular contact is required, and all study requirements are completed either via correspondence and/or online submission.
Off-campus
Regular attendance is not required, but student attends the institution face to face on an agreed schedule for purposes of supervision and/or instruction.
Multi-mode
Multiple modes of delivery. Unit includes a mix of online and on-campus study requirements. On campus attendance for some activities is required to complete this unit.